Hmmm...
Not exactly obvious stuff here, but I guess that's to be expected from Silversun Pickups!
To me, the song sounds like its the parents of a young person, in my mind its a girl but it could be either, aand the daughter has a boyfriend who she's always going on and on about, but the parents don't get why he's so great. Every time the boy meets the parents he seems nice enough, but there's no "light show" to explain why the daughter is so in love. The parent thing explains why its "little" lover, cause they still see the daughter and her boyfriend as kids... They want something more impressive for their child, something more than just politeness, and they think the relationship won't turn out right ("steep decline") and they want to bring the girl to her senses any way they can ("smelling salts and faulty means")...
The bones collide bit I also see as being about sex. ITs the parents asking each other if their daughter is having sex, and whether it was she or her boyfriend who started it, and WHY the girl wants to sleep with this guy.
Then the bit that Nikki sings is the girl trying to defend the boy, saying he's shy, and he always ends up closing up around new people ("it's always the same way") and she's frustrated that they don't see the real him that she knows. Then she tells her parents that if they give it time they'll get to know the boy and see how great he is ("blue"(a cold colour, his cold exterior)"turns soft in time") and they'll be able to see past his "everyday disguise".
Hmmm... Not exactly obvious stuff here, but I guess that's to be expected from Silversun Pickups!
To me, the song sounds like its the parents of a young person, in my mind its a girl but it could be either, aand the daughter has a boyfriend who she's always going on and on about, but the parents don't get why he's so great. Every time the boy meets the parents he seems nice enough, but there's no "light show" to explain why the daughter is so in love. The parent thing explains why its "little" lover, cause they still see the daughter and her boyfriend as kids... They want something more impressive for their child, something more than just politeness, and they think the relationship won't turn out right ("steep decline") and they want to bring the girl to her senses any way they can ("smelling salts and faulty means")...
The bones collide bit I also see as being about sex. ITs the parents asking each other if their daughter is having sex, and whether it was she or her boyfriend who started it, and WHY the girl wants to sleep with this guy.
Then the bit that Nikki sings is the girl trying to defend the boy, saying he's shy, and he always ends up closing up around new people ("it's always the same way") and she's frustrated that they don't see the real him that she knows. Then she tells her parents that if they give it time they'll get to know the boy and see how great he is ("blue"(a cold colour, his cold exterior)"turns soft in time") and they'll be able to see past his "everyday disguise".
Phewph. Sorry if none of that made sense!